I am 18 years old. I developed an
eating disorder when I was 16; a mix of
both bulemia and anorexia...However now
for the most part it has been under
control for the past 5 months. I am a
freshman in college, and this past
semester I was struggling with my math
grade so during finals the stress was
momentous. I had two nosebleeds which
I never have gotten before, and at the
same time my stomach started to go crazy.
I would feel extreme bloat even if I
wuold eat the smallest bit of food, I
wouldnt feel hunger for long periods of
time due to this bloat, at times I was
extremely gassy, and constipation was
prevelant for days at a time. This all
started about 2 and a half weeks ago.
I went to the doc who told me to take
fibercon pills...So I would take about 4
throughout the day. It helped, but
sometimes the bloat and discomfort would
come back. The doc said it may be ibs.
About 2 nights ago I was awakened at
4:30 am from a feeling as if my intestines
were being twised inside of me, and I had
to run to the bathroom 5 times in 40
minutes. The first 2 bowel movements
were rather solid, the 3rd was a bit more
loose, and the last 2 looked like the
salad I ate for dinner the night before.
Since then, my bowel movements have been
very black and a bit tarry, and even if I
sit down to pee a bit of stool comes out
without me even trying. Sometimes
mucus is present..However abdominal pain
is extremely minimal. My grandfather
died of colon cancer, my mother has ibs,
and brother has been recently diagnosed
with sligh chrone's at the age of 22.
Obviously this is something to be worried
about...But when my mother indicated that
tarry stool is a syptom of colon cancer I
got really scared. For the note, my
eating habbits are extremely picky..I eat
very very little fat, and have a higher
concentration of protein than carbs, and I
am an avid gym-goer. Does anyone have
any idea what the hell can be going on????
Does this sound alot more extreme than
ibs???
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 06-06-04 14:53pm
I would definitely get this checked out!
Let them know about the annorexia and
being bulemic (sp), tell them everything,
you have told us!
